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You are right, but at this point in time, we sell a bit of crude oil to feed the infrastructure that is there. What we do NOT do is add any value - that's where the big numbers in jobs and wealth creation hide. What you do have to keep in mind, though: depending on whose numbers and how you interpret, the Athabasca Oil Sands is either a larger produceable reserve than the Persian Gulf or a larger reservoir than all of the rest of the world...combined. We WILL run out of "cheap oil", but the heavy (and expensive to produce - i.e. LOTS more jobs in the production side) will last longer than anyone else. And, you are correct to point out that it is used for a LOT of other things, but as I said, we need to add a lot more value before we export what we produce. Right now, we built a huge energy industry, then just dropped it flat on its face without doing anything to either a) taper it off, or far better b) shift the work to adding value.

Sorry man , but you lost me.

You find it credible when someone who is supposed to be politically neutral engages in politically partisan criticism? You find it credible for someone who should not have a political opinion to incite and inflame the public making idiotic comments about assassination? You call that credible? If this idiot thought there was an imminent threat to the public he would no the last thing he would want to do is fuel it or incite it by speaking about it. An idiot would understand that, this pea brained moron did not. His comments were out of order and show him to be an opinionated, arrogant, above the law, fascistic creep who bristles at anyone elected or otherwise who disagrees with him. His comments were absolutely unacceptable of any civil servant let alone the Chief civil servant. He has no right or business stating any political opinion which he did. He made numerous legal pronouncements as to the conduct of Trudeau and Butt posed as absolute legal facts when they were not and were simply his subjective political views. Whether Butt or Trudeau or anyone else crossed the line legally he has no authority to say. He has no status to render legal judgement as to any influence peddling. The law is clear, if there is even an appearance of conflict or undue influence, the discussion should be referred to the Ethics Commissioner for screening not this sphincter muscle of a Privy Council head who is clearly partisan in favour of Trudeau and a passive aggressive weasel. He will when all is said and done be fired. He has made his job impossible to perform and I think he clearly came out in favour of Trudeau as he will not be around after the next election and this was his last fart at the wind.